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a_o heart_n of_o marble_n which_o violent_o beat_v back_o the_o blow_n that_o shall_v soften_v it_o now_o the_o office_n of_o humility_n be_v to_o abate_v this_o swell_a its_o proper_a work_n be_v to_o hammer_v this_o rock_n and_o break_v it_o to_o piece_n 23.29_o jer._n 23.29_o to_o drive_v it_o into_o itself_o to_o pull_v it_o down_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o lord_n to_o place_v it_o under_o itself_o under_o the_o law_n under_o god_n to_o bind_v it_o as_o it_o be_v with_o cord_n to_o let_v out_o this_o corrupt_a blood_n and_o this_o noxious_a humour_n and_o so_o sacrifice_v it_o to_o that_o god_n that_o frame_v it_o to_o depress_v it_o in_o itself_o that_o
as_o the_o grass_n and_o the_o flower_n in_o the_o field_n and_o to_o be_v as_o natural_o in_o they_o as_o the_o evil_n for_o man_n that_o be_v bear_v to_o action_n bring_v with_o he_o into_o the_o world_n those_o practic_a principle_n which_o may_v direct_v he_o in_o his_o course_n there_o be_v say_v basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o part_n of_o piety_n which_o we_o never_o learn_v but_o bring_v with_o we_o as_o a_o impression_n make_v in_o we_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o nature_n itself_o and_o these_o natural_a and_o inbred_a disposition_n do_v not_o always_o grow_v up_o as_o we_o do_v in_o stature_n but_o sometime_o only_o show_v themselves_o and_o then_o soon_o disappear_v like_o the_o embryo_n or_o child_n that_o die_v in_o the_o womb_n they_o live_v and_o die_v and_o never_o see_v the_o sun_n they_o bud_v and_o blossom_n in_o we_o and_o bear_v this_o glory_n with_o they_o for_o a_o while_n but_o when_o they_o shall_v ripen_v and_o bear_v that_o fruit_n which_o we_o hope_v to_o see_v and_o look_v on_o with_o delight_n either_o through_o our_o neglect_n or_o the_o malignant_a aspect_n of_o ill_a example_n they_o be_v nip_v and_o wither_v and_o lose_v and_o there_o grow_v up_o worse_o in_o their_o place_n so_o unlike_a to_o their_o first_o show_n and_o to_o those_o hope_n which_o we_o conceive_v that_o we_o upbraid_v the_o end_n with_o the_o beginning_n the_o harvest_n with_o the_o spring_n and_o wonder_v how_o that_o which_o in_o its_o put_v forth_o be_v a_o flower_n shall_v in_o its_o growth_n and_o culmination_n become_v a_o thistle_n how_o that_o which_o be_v a_o lamb_n in_o the_o morning_n shall_v be_v a_o fox_n or_o lion_n before_o its_o evening_n how_o these_o good_a disposition_n like_o a_o fair_a temple_n which_o be_v in_o raise_v shall_v sink_v and_o fall_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o rubbish_n but_o these_o disposition_n and_o good_a inclination_n we_o look_v upon_o as_o upon_o promise_n which_o may_v be_v keep_v or_o break_v nor_o can_v we_o commend_v they_o far_o than_o by_o our_o hope_n which_o be_v sometime_o answer_v but_o too_o oft_o delude_v nor_o can_v we_o call_v they_o virtue_n because_o they_o be_v not_o voluntary_a that_o which_o be_v true_o praiseworthy_a must_v fit_v we_o for_o eternity_n will_v not_o shoot_v forth_o of_o itself_o top._n deorum_fw-la virtue_n natura_fw-la excellit_fw-la hominum_fw-la autem_fw-la industria_fw-la cic._n top._n nor_o grow_v &_o flourish_v in_o its_o full_a beauty_n till_o the_o soul_n and_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v well_o cultivate_v be_v dress_v manure_v and_o water_v it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o time_n and_o must_v be_v wrought_v out_o in_o we_o by_o we_o even_o against_o ourselves_o against_o the_o reluctancy_n of_o the_o flesh_n against_o all_o solicitation_n and_o provocation_n which_o will_v beround_v and_o compass_v we_o in_o on_o every_o side_n for_o else_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v long_o quiet_a but_o uncertain_a and_o desultorious_a leap_v out_o of_o one_o humour_n into_o another_o like_o those_o who_o we_o must_v study_v and_o deprehend_v and_o so_o meet_v and_o apply_v ourselves_o unto_o they_o in_o every_o mode_n and_o disposition_n or_o else_o they_o will_v vent_v and_o break_v forth_o and_o trouble_v we_o who_o we_o can_v make_v our_o friend_n unless_o we_o make_v ourselves_o their_o parasite_n we_o be_v not_o what_o we_o shall_v be_v till_o we_o labour_v and_o study_v to_o be_v so_o when_o we_o shake_v off_o our_o mist_n and_o shine_v than_o our_o light_n be_v glorious_a when_o we_o be_v flesh_n and_o make_v ourselves_o spiritual_a than_o we_o be_v active_a 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 31._o when_o we_o quit_v ourselves_o of_o that_o leaden_a weight_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n as_o nazianzene_n call_v it_o and_o be_v carry_v up_o by_o our_o reason_n above_o all_o that_o may_v disquiet_v we_o or_o work_v we_o out_o of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o molestation_n of_o other_o than_o we_o be_v quiet_a than_o we_o be_v a_o fit_a spectacle_n for_o god_n and_o angel_n and_o man_n to_o look_v upon_o and_o delight_v in_o we_o read_v indeed_o of_o infuse_a habit_n and_o the_o school_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o many_o such_o conclusion_n but_o they_o have_v not_o give_v we_o those_o premise_n which_o may_v enforce_v they_o they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o because_o neither_o reason_n nor_o revelation_n will_v afford_v they_o but_o if_o they_o be_v infuse_v as_o they_o be_v infuse_v into_o we_o so_o they_o be_v not_o infuse_v without_o we_o they_o be_v pour_v not_o like_a water_n into_o a_o cistern_n but_o into_o live_a vessel_n fit_v and_o prepare_v for_o they_o for_o if_o those_o habit_n be_v infuse_v without_o we_o i_o can_v see_v how_o they_o shall_v be_v lose_v if_o wisdom_n be_v thus_o infuse_v into_o we_o we_o can_v never_o err_v if_o righteousness_n be_v thus_o infuse_v the_o will_n will_v ever_o look_v upon_o that_o wisdom_n and_o never_o swerve_v or_o decline_v from_o it_o if_o sanctity_n be_v thus_o settle_v on_o the_o affection_n they_o can_v never_o rebel_v the_o understanding_n can_v never_o err_v for_o this_o wisdom_n will_v ever_o enlighten_v it_o the_o will_n can_v not_o be_v irregular_a for_o this_o righteousness_n will_v ever_o bridle_v it_o the_o affection_n can_v not_o distract_v we_o for_o they_o will_v ever_o be_v under_o command_n for_o as_o they_o be_v give_v without_o we_o so_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o irresistible_a and_o uncontrollable_a force_n they_o will_v work_v without_o we_o and_o we_o may_v fit_v still_o upon_o our_o bottom_n and_o fill_v ourselves_o with_o vanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o such_o a_o infusion_n of_o such_o a_o dew_n which_o will_v fall_v into_o we_o whether_o we_o will_v or_o no._n and_o so_o virtue_n will_v be_v a_o ancile_v as_o a_o buckler_n send_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o we_o never_o set_v a_o hand_n to_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v worse_o and_o worse_o upon_o this_o account_n that_o we_o shall_v better_o caeligula_n suâ—t_z caeligula_n and_o look_v upon_o grace_n as_o caligula_n do_v upon_o the_o moon_n when_o she_o be_v full_a and_o bright_a and_o wonder_v she_o do_v not_o fall_v down_o out_o of_o her_o orb_n and_o hasten_v to_o our_o embrace_n and_o so_o we_o may_v be_v deceive_v as_o he_o be_v and_o she_o may_v never_o come_v no_o it_o be_v most_o true_a grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o 12.9_o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o and_o it_o be_v as_o true_a grace_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o we_o unless_o we_o cherish_v it_o quietness_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v a_o conditional_a gift_n which_o exact_v something_o from_o he_o who_o must_v receive_v it_o if_o we_o will_v be_v quiet_a we_o must_v study_v to_o be_v so_o that_o be_v earnest_o and_o unfeigned_o desire_v it_o and_o the_o earnest_a desire_n of_o any_o practical_a virtue_n be_v the_o study_n of_o it_o when_o the_o heart_n be_v prepare_v the_o will_n make_v conformable_a then_o be_v we_o perfect_a scholar_n in_o this_o art_n of_o conversation_n and_o to_o this_o end_n we_o must_v first_o make_v it_o our_o meditation_n day_n and_o night_n and_o fill_v our_o mind_n with_o it_o this_o be_v like_o the_o cunning_a of_o a_o part_n which_o we_o be_v to_o act_v and_o will_v make_v we_o ready_a to_o perform_v it_o with_o a_o grace_n and_o decorum_n 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n rhet._n 3._o c._n 10_o and_o so_o receive_v a_o plaudite_fw-la a_o euge_fw-la from_o he_o who_o be_v our_o peace_n for_o meditation_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kind_n of_o augmentation_n and_o enlargement_n of_o the_o object_n we_o look_v upon_o by_o our_o continual_a survey_n of_o the_o beauty_n of_o it_o by_o fix_v our_o thought_n upon_o it_o by_o renew_v that_o heat_n and_o fervour_n in_o we_o by_o think_v of_o it_o and_o by_o a_o assiduous_a revive_n and_o strengthen_v those_o thought_n we_o make_v it_o more_o visible_a more_o clear_a more_o applyable_a than_o before_o make_v that_o which_o write_v be_v but_o a_o dead_a letter_n or_o speak_v but_o a_o sound_n as_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n himself_o of_o force_n and_o energy_n to_o quicken_v and_o enliven_v we_o it_o be_v like_a to_o those_o prospective_n which_o this_o latter_a age_n have_v find_v out_o by_o which_o we_o discover_v star_n that_o be_v never_o see_v and_o in_o the_o bright_a of_o they_o find_v spot_n that_o be_v never_o discern_v we_o hereby_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o tranquillity_n and_o the_o good_a it_o bring_v to_o ourselves_o and_o other_o what_o a_o heaven_n there_o be_v in_o love_n and_o peace_n and_o what_o a_o hell_n and_o confusion_n in_o anger_n and_o debate_n we_o hereby_o find_v out_o the_o plague_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o leprosy_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o before_o appear_v as_o a_o spot_n
four_o 42._o nullus_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la naturalis_fw-la appetitus_fw-la qui_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la potest_fw-la virtuosè_fw-la impleri_fw-la holcot_n in_o l._n sap._n ser_n 42._o our_o natural_a inclination_n or_o appetite_n to_o join_v with_o those_o object_n which_o occasion_n sin_n if_o it_o do_v not_o proceed_v and_o work_v beyond_o the_o limit_n which_o god_n have_v set_v up_o be_v not_o irregular_a or_o sinful_a for_o there_o be_v no_o natural_a appetite_n no_o natural_a inclination_n of_o man_n which_o in_o the_o effect_n may_v not_o be_v draw_v up_o to_o end_n in_o some_o virtuous_a action_n no_o fuel_n no_o sparkle_n in_o our_o nature_n which_o may_v not_o be_v improve_v and_o fix_v at_o last_o as_o a_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o be_v good_a and_o tend_v to_o good_a as_o well_o as_o to_o evil_n my_o inclination_n to_o anger_n may_v be_v draw_v up_o unto_o a_o godly_a zeal_n or_o end_n in_o meekness_n my_o inclination_n to_o meat_n in_o sobriety_n and_o temperance_n my_o inclination_n to_o carnality_n may_v either_o be_v restrain_v in_o a_o virgin_n life_n or_o make_v honourable_a in_o a_o marry_a my_o affection_n and_o desire_n be_v imprint_v in_o i_o by_o nature_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o be_v not_o in_o themselves_o vicious_a but_o may_v be_v good_a and_o profitable_a and_o advantageous_a to_o i_o in_o the_o race_n i_o have_v to_o run_v what_o though_o my_o inclination_n and_o desire_n look_v towards_o pleasure_n my_o anger_n prompt_v and_o urge_v i_o to_o revenge_v my_o fear_v drive_v i_o from_o that_o danger_n by_o undergo_n which_o i_o may_v secure_v myself_o from_o a_o great_a it_o be_v their_o nature_n and_o they_o be_v leave_v in_o i_o to_o this_o end_n for_o god_n have_v also_o set_v up_o a_o power_n within_o i_o my_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o natural_a judicatory_a by_o which_o i_o discern_v that_o which_o be_v good_a from_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a by_o which_o i_o may_v be_v familiar_a with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n well_o skill_v in_o spiritual_a wisdom_n and_o by_o that_o becalm_v all_o tumult_n in_o my_o soul_n moderate_a and_o regulate_v my_o affection_n and_o if_o they_o be_v too_o urgent_a subdue_v and_o crucify_v they_o set_v they_o their_o bound_n which_o they_o shall_v not_o pass_v which_o be_v righteousness_n and_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o i_o prefer_v not_o my_o grief_n or_o pleasure_n or_o any_o other_o inclination_n or_o affection_n before_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o have_v place_v they_o in_o i_o not_o to_o destroy_v i_o but_o to_o be_v serviceable_a to_o he_o and_o conducible_a to_o that_o end_n for_o which_o he_o leave_v they_o in_o i_o i_o may_v make_v my_o anger_n a_o magistrate_n to_o punish_v my_o sin_n my_o fear_n a_o centinel_n to_o warn_v i_o of_o danger_n my_o sorrow_n a_o penitentiary_n to_o water_v my_o couch_n with_o my_o tear_n my_o hope_n a_o pillar_n to_o lean_v upon_o and_o how_o can_v 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of_o the_o church_n 24.14_o act_n 24.14_o of_o the_o reform_a and_o according_a to_o the_o way_n which_o some_o call_v heresy_n some_o superstition_n so_o worship_v he_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n 12.5_o eccl._n 12.5_o and_o now_o he_o be_v go_v to_o his_o long_a home_n and_o the_o mourner_n go_v about_o the_o street_n he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o grave_n in_o a_o full_a age_n when_o that_o be_v well_o near_o expire_v which_o be_v but_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n 90.10_o psal_n 90.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o cyril_n speak_v grow_v in_o wisdom_n and_o grace_n which_o be_v a_o fair_a testimony_n of_o age_n then_o the_o grey_a hair_n or_o fourscore_o year_n 12.7_o eccl._n 12.7_o his_o body_n must_v return_v to_o the_o dust_n &_o his_o soul_n be_v return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o 11.4_o hebr._n 11.4_o and_o be_v dead_a he_o yet_o speak_v speak_v by_o his_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a speak_v by_o his_o fair_a example_n to_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o city_n to_o honour_n and_o reverence_v their_o conscience_n more_o than_o their_o purse_n vitámque_fw-la impendere_fw-la vero_fw-la to_o be_v ready_a to_o resign_v all_o even_o life_n itself_o for_o the_o truth_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o friend_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o relict_n his_o virtuous_a &_o reverend_a lady_n once_o partner_n of_o his_o care_n and_o joy_n his_o fellow-traveller_n and_o to_o his_o child_n who_o be_v now_o on_o their_o way_n and_o follow_v apace_o after_o he_o weep_v not_o for_o i_o why_o shall_v you_o weep_v i_o have_v lay_v by_o my_o staff_n my_o scrip_n my_o provision_n and_o be_o at_o my_o journey_n end_n at_o rest_n i_o have_v leave_v you_o in_o a_o valley_n in_o a_o busy_a tumultuous_a world_n but_o the_o same_o hand_n the_o same_o provision_n the_o same_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n will_v guide_v you_o also_o and_o promote_v you_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o we_o shall_v rest_v and_o rejoice_v together_o for_o ever_o more_o there_o let_v we_o leave_v he_o in_o 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god_n benefit_n whether_o beauty_n or_o wit_n or_o riches_n or_o health_n be_v to_o make_v they_o benefit_n indeed_o but_o if_o we_o turn_v they_o into_o wantonness_n they_o will_v be_v turn_v into_o judgement_n we_o shall_v be_v the_o very_a fool_n for_o our_o wit_n the_o poor_a for_o our_o riches_n the_o more_o deform_a for_o our_o beauty_n the_o more_o despicable_a for_o our_o power_n our_o health_n shall_v be_v worse_o than_o a_o disease_n and_o miracle_n themselves_o shall_v stand_v up_o to_o condemn_v we_o but_o if_o we_o behold_v that_o be_v consider_v they_o they_o will_v be_v as_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d defluxion_n from_o god_n himself_o distil_v upon_o we_o to_o refresh_v and_o quicken_v we_o and_o make_v we_o active_a in_o those_o duty_n which_o return_v they_o back_o again_o with_o praise_n unto_o their_o fountain_n and_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o they_o we_o shall_v walk_v on_o from_o faith_n to_o virtue_n from_o virtue_n to_o 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